Read Psalm 141
Psalm 141 speaks so clearly about the kind of prayer life and relationship with God we all should desire. David writes about wanting his prayers to God being like a fragrant offering, a sacrifice to the God of heaven. Thinking about this should inspire our minds and our hearts because this is how God anticipates our relationship with Him.
And when David continues he asks God to guard his mouth so that the words that pour forth from his lips would be pleasing to the Lord. How often do we use our words for God's glory and for inspiring others? David's plea is that God would help him in this area - perhaps it was an area that David wrestled with in his own personal life. Then he says, Lord don't let my heart be drawn to anything that is evil. Now he's going deeper, now he's getting into the heart of the matter: motive.
This is what this psalm is all about. It's about David desiring correction when needed from as he says "a righteous man" who shows "kindness" when he rebukes. And it's about protection from God. You see David sees that when his eyes, our eyes are on the Lord, when we're focused on living for God that we'll walk this life in safety, unharmed by the traps and schemes of the wicked evildoers of our day. Listen there are those who do not want followers of Christ to follow Him. Yet greater is He that is in us, than he that is in the world.
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